Defense leads UConn in 83-40 rout of South Florida

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press

Hartford — DeAndre Daniels scored 12 points to lead a balanced UConn offense in an 83-40 rout of South Florida on Wednesday night.

Freshman Kentan Facey added 10 points for the 24th-ranked Huskies (19-5, 7-4 American Athletic Conference), who held the Bulls to just 12 baskets and 24 percent shooting.

Musa Abdul-Aleem had eight points for South Florida (12-13, 3-9) which has lost three of its last four games.

They were never in this one.

Amida Brimah, Connecticut's 7-foot freshman center, opened the game with the first of his six blocked shots. He had two dunks in the first 2 minutes as the Huskies ran out to an early 8-0 lead. He finished with nine points.

UConn held the Bulls to just four baskets in the first half and led 45-14 after a dunk by Lasan Kromah just before the halftime buzzer.